The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

turns sparked even

and more heads turned to look

wasn’t exactly comfy with all

on her heel to leave, figuring she’d better

table, and leaped off the stage, striding through the crowd towards the departing Sophia at the

went bananas.

of events,

and frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly reached out, grabbed her arm,

Brandon, her face a blank slate of confusion.

as

public area’s couch. “I was just gonna wait over there ’til you guys

area, his piercing gaze not softening one bit as he kept

a loss under his intense scrutiny,

his hand snaking around her neck, pulling her into his embrace, and planting a deep kiss

Sophia fell silent.

room erupted with

clear view of the door were gobsmacked, their

trying to catch a

only saw Brandon ditch the mic and dart off the stage, followed by a wave of gasps and murmurs, and a crowd of necks craning towards the

asked, pulling a colleague towards her and quickly moving towards the doorway to snoop

when Brandon pulled Sophia into a

operator, grabbed the mic with a smile, steering the chatter back to the opening ceremony. “Now, let’s give a big hand to our designers, a young and vibrant

the action outside sighed as they watched the door close, whispering to their neighbors, trying to get the skinny on

the room’s gossip mill working overtime,